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“This event is a celebration of the many outdoor recreation opportunities our region and Five Rivers MetroParks offer,” Said Rebecca Benna, Executive Director of Five Rivers MetroParks. “It is a way for everyone to personally connect with nature and experience the outdoors. It’s a chance not only for expert adventurers to further their skills, but for families to try something new.”

We are thrilled to attending this year’s Midwest Outdoor Experience in Dayton, Ohio, the “Outdoor Adventure Capital of the Midwest.” With more than 15,500 acres of land, 270 miles of river corridor and 160 miles of managed trails for hiking, cycling, mountain biking and horseback riding, the Five Rivers Metro Parks is the place for outdoor adventure! On October 3rd and 4th, the Five Rivers MetroPacks will host Outdoor events and the best part is the event is free! Here are some key events you will want to check out while at the Midwest Outdoor Experience:

IMBA Bike Village-Osprey partner and non-profit IMBA, whose mission is to create, enhance and preserve great mountain biking experiences, will be sponsoring the Bike Village. Add to your mountain bike skills by visiting the Bike Village. Don’t forget to bring your wheels for the group rides and skills clinics!

Compete in the Great Outdoors-You can also enter several competitions, including a 12-hour endurance race or the disc golf tournament on a special course created just for this event! There is something for everyone — so check out the full list of competitions.

Live Music-Take a break and enjoy live music programmed by 91.3 FM WYSO and the Dayton Music Fest, featuring local acts at the Osprey stage! As you can tell from our #MusicMondays, we dig those live beats so we are sponsoring some amazing live music. Look for an array of our packs that will be decorating the stage!

Waste Free in 3- Festival vendors and volunteers have committed to keeping this event plastic-free and will not sell plastic water bottles or use Styrofoam. Instead, they will provide compostable or locally recyclable utensils. Show your support for this initiative and take part by bringing your own water bottle, pint mug, utensils — or purchase a reusable stainless steel bottle for the water stations and Great Lakes Beer Garden.

For more details over the many events taking place this weekend, check out the complete schedule.

Don’t forget to stop by the Osprey booth — we will be having quite a few activities (such as demos and chances to win a pack)! Here’s the scoop:

Get Fitted by our Fit-Gurus: The Osprey team will be on-site to answer all of your questions, chat packs with you and provide you the exact fit you need for your next Osprey purchase.

20% off Osprey Packs- We have teamed up with Great Miami Outfitters to bring you a unique discount of 20% off all select Osprey packs in celebration of the Midwest Outdoor Experience! You will find this 20% off in both the Great Miami booth as well as the Osprey Packs booth. Great Miami Outfitters will have all larger models for multi-day trips and the Osprey booth will have an assortment of hydration, trail, and day packs.

Osprey Demos- Experience the custom fit and functionality that Osprey is known for by taking one of our packs on your outdoor adventure or competition. We will have a limited supply of day packs and reservoirs for you to demo so don’t delay and be sure to stop by the booth to check them out!

Win a Pack- Take our 3 minute event survey for a chance to win an Osprey Pack! We will announce a winner daily and will be giving away the Limited Edition Trip 20 daypack.

#OutdoorX Scavenger Hunt- Are you on Instagram or Twitter? If so, you are in luck! Osprey has partnered with several Midwest Outdoor Experience sponsors to bring you a fun way to win a Grand Prize package! Visit all of the participating sponsors’ booths and find the scavenger item, then snap a photo, and post it on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #OutdoorX. Be sure to tag the sponsor as well for a chance to win an Osprey Trip 20, Zuke’s Gift Basket, REI Mini-Bar Cooler, 3-disc set from Vibram and a $25 Gift Card and Gift Bag from Field & Stream! Visit any of the participating sponsors’ booths for more details!

Talon Guest Appearance on the Osprey Stage- BIRD IS THE WORD! Meet our mascot, Talon, before he takes off for the winter. He will be making a special experience in between sets at the Osprey sponsored Music stage. He also brought some treats to throw out to the crowd, so don’t miss out! He will be on stage at 6 PM on Friday and 1:30 PM Saturday.

Ultimate Swag Giveaway- Looking for chapstick? How about a coozie for your tastey beverage? We have got you covered with some of the “Best Swag You Eva Had” at the Osprey booth. We will have stickers, hats, chapsticks, eco-coolie coozies, and much more to give away to anyone visiting our booth.

The Telluride Jazz Festival is America’s destination Jazz Event. Since 1977, Telluride’s majestic perch high in the San Juan Mountains has been the site of the annual event produced by Colorado non-profit organization the Telluride Society for Jazz. The intimate format, majestic aesthetic, town-wide programming, and superb music come together to create a truly unique weekend experience.

In addition to enjoying performances from world-renowned jazz musicians, one thing you definitely DON’T want to miss is the Osprey booth! We’ll be set-up right next to the stage — so we can talk about packs and wax poetic about jazz while the musicians on stage fill the festival with incredible sounds. Your Jazz experience won’t be complete unless you stop by and say hello!

Here’s what’s happening in the Osprey Packs booth this weekend:

Fall 2014 Pack Display- This Jazz Festival, we will have a full display of packs that are just hitting our retail stores! You have the advantage of seeing them first! This will include our new climbing series, new 24/7 series, travel and duffel packs as well as the premiere of our ABS compatible Kode pack! See these packs on our website or preferably…just stop by the booth!

3 Minute Survey (with the chance to win an Osprey Pack) –Take our three-minute Jazz Festival event survey and automatically be entered win a new Osprey pack — winners will be chosen daily, so come by on any of the three days for your chance to win

Free onsite sizing & pack advice — Planning a backpacking trip? Interested in our wheeled travel packs? Looking for a good bike commute bag? Visit the Osprey Packs Jazz Team at the during the festival and get answers to any and all product questions you may have. Don’t forget to get fitted by our Fit Gurus!

A sweet deal: 20% off Osprey packs at Jagged Edge in Telluride – We’ve teamed up with our local Telluride retailer to offer a 20% off our packs in celebration of the Telluride Jazz Festival! Don’t miss out on this chance to get a great new and their shop is right next to the Telluride Park so just a hop, skip, jump away!

For five glorious July days of the year, this quiet 80-acre plateau off the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway is transformed into a temporary ‘burb of music aficionados.

And Osprey wouldn’t miss it for the world! FloydFest is an Osprey favorite: we can’t resist good music, great people and of course, the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia! This year the line up is jam-packed with an incredible assortment of musicians ranging from straight-funk to reggae-vibes (and even some down-home bluegrass!). Check out the full line-up to get the all the details on who’s playing July 23-27, 2014.

If you’re thinking to yourself that this festival couldn’t possibly get any more inviting, then we’ve got to mention the wide variety of Outdoor Activities that will be going on all weekend! Take a break from the vivacious jams and get some fresh air in the Blue Ridge Mountains — there will be fantastic outdoor events happening each day of the festival. Read more…

When asked to describe the Forest, it’s difficult to find the right words. Those who have participated in the experience that is Electric Forest understand the life-changing event June 26th-29th in the tiny community of Rothbury, Michigan.

A rural town of 400 quickly becomes a buzzing “city” of 30,000 when people from all over the world come together for a weekend of live music performances and life-size art installations set in the depths of the woods amid the trees, which are lit up with an electric, glowing light once night falls. Need we explain why we’ve decided to return?

Here are a few of the unique activities that you will only find at the Osprey Packs tent — so don’t forget to stop by! And remember: BIRD IS THE WORD! Read more…

What better way to celebrate an Osprey Classic than with high waters and high spirits!

Osprey is proud to sponsor one of our local events, the Dolores River Festival. We really can’t think of a better way to kick off summer than with our local festival, as it brings together our small SW Colorado community for a day of festivities, music and river trips on our local river than runs through Dolores, a home of many Ospreylites!

This year will be better than the years before as we have high waters, good weather and of course, amazing music! Read more…

Originating in 2011, Jam in the Van is a motorhome/HD mobile recording studio that travels across the country inviting bands and musicians to capture a 2-3 song live performance which we share exclusively on our website and YouTube channel, boasting more than 15k subscribers. Operating entirely via state-of-the-art solar panels, our intimate sessions and mobility make Jam in the Van one of the fastest growing music discovery series on the internet.

This summer Osprey Packs is teaming up with Jam in the Van, a crew dedicated to providing authentic, original recordings from incredible musicians at some of the most sought-after festivals in the nation.

At Osprey, our love for music is serious — so we are thrilled to have our packs accompany the passionate & committed Jam in the Van team as they combine great artists, live music, festivals and life on the road! While we wish we could be out on the road rocking out, we’re stoked to partner with the #JAMINTHEVAN team and we’ll be sharing fresh Jam in the Van recordings with you every Monday to get your week started off right! Read more…